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I am a postdoctoral associate in the Institute of Human Development and Social Change at the New York University. From September 2024, I will be a postdoctoral scholar (New Map of Life Fellow) in the Stanford Center on Longevity.
I study educational organizations and how different organizational practices/decisions contribute to (or mitigate) the social stratification of educational opportunities across class and race lines. Central to my research is the use of innovative computational approaches—such as agent-based modeling and machine learning—to address questions which have imposed methodological challenges to traditional techniques.
So far, my work has focused on K-12 education. Past and ongoing research examines how practices such curriculum differentiation and special education identification shape educational inequalities. In the following years, as postdoc at Stanford, I will work with Professor Mitchell Stevens researching how higher education institutions (together with other organizations such as firms and non-profits) can better serve the educational needs of adult/working learners.
I am originally from São Paulo, Brazil. I hold a Ph.D. in Sociology of Education from the New York University (2023) and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2017).
Please navigate across the pages to learn about my research; teaching; and to access selected resources.
Organizations
Education policy
Racial
inequality
Computational
methods
Ph.D. Sociology of Education, New York University. 2023.
M.Phil. Sociology of Education, New York University. 2021.
B.A.
Economics with mathematical emphasis, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2017.
For research/publication purposes, I hyphenate my last name: Souto-Maior.
Rachel Fish, Kenneth
Shores and
New York
University — from Spring 2019 to Spring 2021
New York University — Fall 2022
New York University — Fall 2022
New York University — Spring 2022
University of Wisconsin-Madison — 2016-17
University of Wisconsin-Madison — 2015-16
Essays on the dynamics of
Black-White advanced course-taking inequalities
Areas of concentration:
school organization; quantitative methods.
Website last updated on July 15, 2024